The Miracle Tea Party

"The Miracle Tea Party" is the first of three novellas written by Leslie Charteris and included in the twentieth Saint book Follow the Saint published in 1938.

Plot
Simon Templar investigates an unprovoked attack on his "nemesis", Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Claud Eustace Teal, which appears to be connected to the smuggling of high-denomination pound sterling notes hidden inside tea bags.

Television adaptation
"The Miracle Tea Party" was adapted as an episode of The Saint TV series, opening the third season on October 8, 1964.